Birds of the World

By Les Beletsky

This stunning collection of art and text captures the grace, beauty, and flamboyance of the world's birds. In more than 400 pages, ornithologist Les Beletsky has gathered over 1,600 original paintings that reveal the form, posture, and plumage of all the avian families, with featured illustrations of 1,307 species. The paintings are from eleven of the world's leading bird artists, with many being published here for the first time.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 077481358X
• ISBN13: 9780774813587
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 4.05 lbs.